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Memsic Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 11 -- Memsic, Andover, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,718,963) developed by two co-inventors for a system and method "for calibrating a three-axis accelerometer." The co-inventors are Dong An, Cupertino, California, and Yang Zhao, Andover, Massachusetts.

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Ethertronics Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- Ethertronics, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,717,241) developed by five co-inventors for an "antenna with active elements." The co-inventors are Jeffrey Shamblin, San Marcos, California, Chulmin Han, San Diego, Rowland Jones, Carlsbad, California, Sebastian Rowson, San Diego, and Laurent Desclos, San Diego.

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Solbrae Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- Solbrae, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,717,182) developed by five co-inventors for a "mechanism and method to implement a reader mechanism for a container-based monitor of a consumable product." The co-inventors are Richard Vaughn Brashears, San Jose, California, Robert L. Brashears, San Jose, California, Greg C. Buchner, Los Altos, California, David M. Cross, San Jose, California, and Eric M. Nequist, Saratoga, California.

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Apple Assigned Patent for Displays with Minimized Borders
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,716,932) developed by four co-inventors for "displays with minimized borders." The co-inventors are Benjamin M. Rappoport, San Francisco, Jeremy C. Franklin, San Francisco, Cheng Chen, San Jose, California, and Scott A. Myers, San Francisco.

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Danisco U.S. Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- Danisco U.S., Palo alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,716,004) developed by Huaming Wang, Fremont, California, for "gene inactivated mutants with altered protein production."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2009 (12/639,956). The full-text of the patent can be found at patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,716,004.PN.&OS=PN/8,716,004&RS=PN/8,716,004
Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.